drj,
You've gotten some good advice thus far and I agree that staying as local as you can is a definite advantage. But I found myself in the same situation as you--here's my story.
When I was searching for spas about 3 years ago, I too was intrigued with the LSX, especially the Xtreme Therapy seat. Living in North Florida, the nearest MS dealer was in Tampa--about 250 miles away. Other dealers close were Watkins (HS, Tiger River--30 miles), Sundance (15 miles), Marquis (120 miles), Jacuzzi (60 miles) and D1 (80 miles). I wet tested models at each of these dealers and made the trip to Tampa to wet test the LSX. I really liked the LSX but tried to purchase a Cameo from the Sundance dealer. Unfortunately, this particular Sundance dealer turned out to be, let's say, undesirable and other Sundance dealers (180 miles and 150 miles) would not sell to me because Sundance's territorial agreements (some dealers here may argue that but that is exactly what I was told by the two dealers). I was able to cut a deal with the MS dealer in Tampa and, I'll tell you, I'm SOOO glad it worked out this way for me. And, subsequently, an MS dealer has opened within 35 miles and he has been terrific to take care of me since.
As for the LSX, I absolutely love the therapy and I've been extremely pleased with the performance, reliability and efficiency thus far. Please read my
review here.
And please don't hesitate to PM me if you'd like any other details...I'd be glad to help.
Good luck!
